Okanogan County Historical Society

The Wilson Research Center recently obtained sets of old Okanogan County newspapers, including the Palmer Mountain Prospector for 1907-09, the Okanogan Record for 1908-14, and the Okanogan Independent for 1907-14; also included were some issues of the Republic News-Miner for the years 1925-27.  All these papers had been retained at the Roy M. Chatters Newspaper and Printing Museum in Palouse, Washington apparently since they had been given to WSU for microfilming.

These papers nicely supplement our already extensive collection of local newspapers.

A box of 1943 to early 1950's vertical aerial photos were recently donated to the Society.  These photos, most of which are at a scale of 1:20,000, are excellent for locating old roads, buildings, and other landmarks from that time period.  The photos are currently being indexed.

Most of the Matsura photos are now scanned and entered into the research database, thanks mainly to the efforts of Bud and Peggy Fisher.  This makes searching the collection for a specific subject SO much easier.  Come in and give it a try!